For nearly 30 years, the humble home surround-sound setup hasn’t changed much. Sure, we’ve gone from having centre and rear channels matrix-encoded into ordinary stereo tracks via Dolby Pro Logic, ...

Is one subwoofer really enough?

Focal delivers an impressive home theater speaker system for the money, but one that fell short of delivering a great Dolby Atmos experience in our listening environment. There are many good things ...

For less than the cost of dinner and a movie out with the family, you can bring home this eight channel home theater speaker system. While soundbars get more complicated (and more expensive), A/V ...

It's nearing time to lay out the wiring before the drywall and I want to lay out the in-ceiling or in-wall speakers for the living room. I'm not looking for anything amazing, just a 5.1 setup (but ...

Speakers and subwoofer are sleek and easy to hide. Easy to set up and tweak via SoundSend app. Works with any modern TV or projector. Sounds immersive and balanced. Especially good for smaller rooms.

Two years ago, Dolby Atmos hit the commercial theater scene with the promise of a more enveloping, and consequently more lifelike sound. The most noticeable aspect of the format was the addition of ...

When it comes to immersive home theater sound, you can't beat the unbridled power of Dolby Atmos. Combining the powerful fundamentals of traditional surround sound configurations with dedicated height ...

Having 7.1 surround sound is good, but I'd rather have this.

Dolby Atmos is essentially the "name brand" spatial audio format. It's a way to more convincingly create surround sound in the cinema and at home. How it works, and how well it works, will vary ...

There are a lot of ways to spend $1,500 in the audio world. For the “cost is no object” crowd, $1,500 wouldn’t be an unreasonable sum to pay for speaker cables. For others, it’s the cost of a nice set ...

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